Word: vietnamize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...SOUTH VIETNAM...
...most ominous fact in the world today is the growing strength of the Communists. The abandonment of north Vietnam to the Reds and the collapse of the Korean peace talks at Geneva leave us with these alternatives -to halt the Communists where they are, or to surrender first Southeast Asia, then all the rest of the continent and nearby islands to the Reds, giving them such a heavy preponderance of power that they would be ready to move in Europe. The free nations should let Red China know that if she invades-directly as in Korea, or indirectly...
...VIETNAM is to be partitioned provisionally at the 17th parallel, the north portion (pop. 12 million) to go to the Communists. Cambodia is to be cleared of all guerrillas and left free to deal with its local Communist problem...
...never, never on any terms will we recognize Red China or permit her entrance into the United Nations." If we could get Red China to withdraw from Korea and permit free elections throughout North and South Korea, to cease intervening in Indochina, and to agree to the independence of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodi, "wouldn't we clearly be willing to recognize Red China and waive opposition to her admission into the United Nations?" he queried...
...member of the Senate's Finance and Armed Services committees, the Vermont senator criticized the Administration's policy in Indochina as not positive enough. "If we were going to support military action in Vietnam at all, it should have been stronger and more definite," he asserted. Flanders conceded, however, that we can no longer do anything to save Vietnam, where "the desire for independence was so great it led to union with the Communists...